Amputations

Name: Amputations at Barrel 53 Cooperage
Start: 3/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023032081 · 3/6/2023 · Barrel 53 Cooperage

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Barrel 53 Cooperage
Location: 7239 Hwy A, HIGBEE, MISSOURI, 65257
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was gathering wood that was cut by the end trimming machine and stacking it on a nearby pallet when their finger was caught in a chain and sprocket of a wood-conveying machine. The employee sustained a left index finger amputation from the tip to below the first joint.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown